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English adjective: swift | |||
| 1. | swift moving very fast | ||
| Samples | Fleet of foot. The fleet scurrying of squirrels. A swift current. Swift flight of an arrow. A swift runner. | ||
| Synonyms | fleet | ||
| Similar | fast | ||
| Antonyms | slow | ||
English noun: Swift | |||
| 1. | Swift (person) United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903) | ||
| Synonyms | Gustavus Franklin Swift | ||
| Instance hypernym | meat packer, packer | ||
| 2. | Swift (person) an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745) | ||
| Synonyms | Dean Swift, Jonathan Swift | ||
| Instance hypernym | ironist, ridiculer, satirist | ||
| 3. | swift (animal) a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | apodiform bird | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Apus apus, Chateura pelagica, chimney swallow, chimney swift, Collocalia inexpectata, European swift, swiftlet | ||
| Member meronym | Apodidae, family Apodidae | ||
| 4. | swift (animal) common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks | ||
| Synonyms | blue-belly, Sceloporus occidentalis, western fence lizard | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fence lizard | ||
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